Romantic Comedies Are Screwing Things Up For Normal People

[fluffylandmine]

What sick person forced approximately 100 people to watch serendipity?

That should be a crime with capital punishment.

 

[PirateKing]

I like love stories like Sin City where everyone gets killed an no one ends up togethor. When the love story is the main plot and there's nothing to overcome but some asinine obstacles like "he likes baseball too much" or whatever I usually lose interest instantly.

 

[Apocalypse Tank]

See, this is why I keep telling people The Fifth Element is a "man's romance movie". It has a plot, the love is not of higher priority than the safety of the rest of the world (well, until the end), and none of it has to do with that bullshit "the guy has to know JUST what the girl is thinking at all times to figure out what small mistake he made".

Oh, not to mention the fact that the movie has a plot.

I wonder what David Lynch movie? THe only ones that come to my immediate mind are Alien 3 and Fight Club.

Can't agree more, I am about to watch the Fifth Element myself, right about now on Xbox Live Net Flix

 

[OneHP]

It's not like expectations weren't screwed already, anyone that watched Disney films as a kid already has unrealistic expectations.

 

[Sylocat]

This is why I think Twelfth Night is the greatest romantic comedy in history. What isn't about the zaniness is about how keeping your feelings bottled up and waiting for someone else to read your mind is a stupid thing to do.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

This is something I agree with. Popular Media doesn't just muck up womens expectations though, it has me as a MAN mucked up on relationships and what to expect and do. It just doesn't feel special if it doesn't fall into place perfectly in a cinematographic way. But that NEVER happens.

 

[Frybird]

One thing i like about "Eternal Sunshine on a Spotless Mind" is that you can see where typical "Chick Flick" Romantic Relationships (likely) end up.
The normal, kinda shy guy split up with the quirky, unusual girl because, yes, they are TOO different and cannot really open up to the other one's lifestyle.

I don't want to say that a relationship between two very different people cannot work, however, it's hard and if possible, it's better to have someone who shares some interests or traits with you.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

Well, I loved Moulin Rouge, but I don't think that can really be compared to typical romance movies. At least, I hope not.

The Fifth Element was also good, if a bit overrated. I'll take the romance from, say, the Highlander TV series over any popular "romance" movie today. That's about as real as relationships get... Well, minus the head chopping.

 

[Elurindel]

See, this is why I keep telling people The Fifth Element is a "man's romance movie". It has a plot, the love is not of higher priority than the safety of the rest of the world (well, until the end), and none of it has to do with that bullshit "the guy has to know JUST what the girl is thinking at all times to figure out what small mistake he made".

Oh, not to mention the fact that the movie has a plot.

I wonder what David Lynch movie? THe only ones that come to my immediate mind are Alien 3 and Fight Club.

Can't agree more, I am about to watch the Fifth Element myself, right about now on Xbox Live Net Flix

I third this opinion. The love should neither be the be-all and and end-all of either a movie plot, or somebody's life, because if that's all you're aiming for, your life is gonna be real empty if that's what you're aiming for.

 

[man-man]

Look on the bright side - this effectively filters the stupid ones out of the normal dating pool (into their own little pool where everyone expects perfect movie romances, and hence are always disappointed). Narrows the field a little, makes the good ones easier to identify by the fact that they also think romantic comedies are stupid bullshit.

 

[Elurindel]

Look on the bright side - this effectively filters the stupid ones out of the normal dating pool (into their own little pool where everyone expects perfect movie romances, and hence are always disappointed). Narrows the field a little, makes the good ones easier to identify by the fact that they also think romantic comedies are stupid bullshit.

On the contrary. It keeps them in there, going around dumping perfectly normal people just because they can't read their mind and move the stars with a thought in order to write their name in the stars, etc.

 

[rossatdi]

See, this is why I keep telling people The Fifth Element is a "man's romance movie". It has a plot, the love is not of higher priority than the safety of the rest of the world (well, until the end), and none of it has to do with that bullshit "the guy has to know JUST what the girl is thinking at all times to figure out what small mistake he made".

Oh, not to mention the fact that the movie has a plot.

I wonder what David Lynch movie? THe only ones that come to my immediate mind are Alien 3 and Fight Club.

Those are David Fincher films, he also did Zodiac and Se7en. Lynch is Mullholland Drive, Eraserhead, Twin Peaks.

But yeah, The Fifth Element is a fantastic example of a romance in a film that is actually not vomit inducing. I'd also hold up, to a lesser extent, Die Hard. The entire film has the running thread of John realising that he's been a shit husband and he really loves his wife.

One of the best romantic lines in any film: "She's heard me say 'I love you' a thousand times but she's never heard me say 'I'm sorry'. Do that for me Al, tell Holly 'John said he's sorry'."

 

[CIA]

This is weird. I had the exact same thought a few months ago.

 

[ffxfriek]

I always knew there was a reason I hated these movies and now I know why.

i think i wouldve been able to draw the lines of this story without reading the article

 

[HuCast]

See, this is why I keep telling people The Fifth Element is a "man's romance movie". It has a plot, the love is not of higher priority than the safety of the rest of the world (well, until the end), and none of it has to do with that bullshit "the guy has to know JUST what the girl is thinking at all times to figure out what small mistake he made".

Oh, not to mention the fact that the movie has a plot.

I wonder what David Lynch movie? THe only ones that come to my immediate mind are Alien 3 and Fight Club.

Can't agree more, I am about to watch the Fifth Element myself, right about now on Xbox Live Net Flix

I third this opinion. The love should neither be the be-all and and end-all of either a movie plot, or somebody's life, because if that's all you're aiming for, your life is gonna be real empty if that's what you're aiming for.

Ah come on...I too like the 5th element but "a mans romance movie"??? To fall in Love with an alien clone that you dont understand and that came out of a "machine" sounds way more sick then believing in romantic comedies To fall in love with a perfect, higher beeing from outer space is a nerd fantasy thats even worse than all romantic comedies combined

 

[ccesarano]

Y'know, I knew I should've looked it up, but I could've sworn it was David Lynch and not Fincher.

Bah humbug.

Only thing by David Lynch I've seen, then, is the original Dune film.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

Se7en is my idea of a great romance movie.

... Nah, just messing with you. It is a great movie, though.

I suppose Firefly and Serenity also present love and relationships from a fairly normal viewpoint.

 

[Nurb]

I think those diamond commercials are worse. They make women think that if their husbands/boyfriends really love them they'll spend 3 months salary on a diamond and in return get them a stupid shirt or a tie.